Introduction:-

Daitari iron ore mines of OMC is located around the Daitari Hill ( 830m) featured in the Survey of India Top sheet no. 73 G/16 & F 45N/16.The mining lease, bounded between Latitude 210 05’33’’.09701 to 210 07’ 08.80495’’ N & Longitude 850 46’01.89311’’ to 850 49’17’’.01804 E falls partly in Keonjhar District and partly in Jajpur District of Odisha. Daitari is well connected to Bhubaneswar and Paradip by road via Chandikhol on NH-5. OMC was holding mining lease over an area of 1812.990 Ha for 30years from 27/01/1966, now it is revised to 1018.3085 Ha. The period of mining lease extended upto 26.01.2036 vide letter No:- 521/SM dtd. 19.01.2016. Currently OMC has mining rights over an area 95.60 Ha. The mining activities are carried out by espousing latest mining technology in a highly efficient manner coupled with establishment of sound social corporate Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems w.r.t. ISO 14001:2008 & BS OHSAS 18001:2007 Standards. We do credence in the comprehensive compliances of all the statutory clearances, returns and implementation of the same with true sprit. The project is very strictly following all statutory compliance of MoEF & CC, IBM, DGMS, CGWA/CGWB and SCPB/CPCB. Sustainable Development Framework. In a bid to ensure minimal impact of iron ore mining on the environment and human settlement, the union Ministry for Mines has implemented a “Star Rating” system for mining leases to promote sustainable development practices, which includes addressing the social impact of resettlement and rehabilitation and key information’s of the mining activity including mines basic information’s environmental safe guard measures, CSR activities as a whole. A star rating program is the implementation to be given to mining leases for the efforts and initiatives taken for implementation of the sustainable Development Framework (SDP). SDF Provides guidance to mining companies to improve the performance not only with regard to environmental and social aspects, but also (Provides) a common benchmark against the operations which can be evaluated in terms comparative performance on sustainable development norms. Inline to the said guidelines of the Govt., the company has

constituted a Sustainable Development Unit (SDU) under SDF. The team

comprises of different key personals of the organization involving Technical,

Financial, CSR, HR/HRD, Environment depts. The SDU is headed by Sri. J. N

Patra , Sr. Manager ( Mining), who is functional head of the organization

having capacity of more than 30 years of experience in the open cast mining.

Sri. Sania Ekka, Sr. Manager (Personnal), having experience of more than 25

years expertise in the open cast iron ore mining fields. Sri. K.K.Bagsingh (

Manager LW) , having 25 years of experience in the welfare work. Sri. Susant

Kumar Mishra, Manager (Finance,) is having more than 05 years of experience

in Finance and Chartered Accountant. Sri B K Panda, Sr. Manager (Geology),

having more than 25 years of experience in Environmental field.

Environmental Management Programme.

The Daitari Iron-Ore Mines Comes Under Category-A (Fully Mechanized Category) As Per The IBM Guidelines. The Deposit Is Being Worked By Opencast Mining Method With Formation Of Benches By Drilling And Blasting. Presently Maximum Height Of Bench Is 10 M Whereas, Minimum Width Of Bench Is 10 M. Drilling & Blasting Is Being Used For Hard Laminated & Massive Ore, Whereas, Soft Ore Is Directly Excavated By 1.5 – 3.5 M3 Capacity Hydraulic Excavators. The Blasted/Excavated Material Is Loaded Into 16 – 25 T Capacity Tippers / 35 T Capacity Dumpers Which In Turn Is Transported To 200 Tph & 350 Tph Dry Screening & Crushing Unit And 800 Tph Crushing Plant For Further Size Reduction & Screening.

The key features under management program are as follows;- Haul road

• Haul roads are the major source of dust in a mine. To overcome the problem of dust generation sufficient wetting by movable water sprinklers.

Water quality

• The water table will not be touched during the proposed scheme period. However due to surface run offs there will be likely impact on the surface water quality.. For the purpose, 71 nos. of check dams with boulder packing have been constructed along the streams to protect surface runoff.

• Along with 04 nos of Masonry check dams are made for avoid the contamination of water.

Noise levels

• Due to operation of the HEMM & plant, ambient noise levels is likely to increase but the same will be managed through proper maintenance of the plant & machineries & use of personal protective equipments.

• The monitoring of Ambient air quality, surface water & ground water quality and noise quality will be carried out for all the four quarters of the year by the forest & environment section of OMC /External agency

Vibration levels (due to blasting) The blast induced ground vibrations will be controlled through limiting the charge per delay and use of in-hole delay by NONEL means of initiation. The blasting frequency will be limited to 1-2 times per week. Mines runoff Management:-

Check Dams. Setting cum harvesting ponds. Proper garland drain with drainage pattern for guiding mines surface run off.

Water Harvesting Measures:-

Roof top rain water harvesting Village pond augmentation

Solid Waste Management

No overburden generated Domestic solid waste are generated at source and dumped in earmark area.

Hazardous Waste Management:-

Used Oil Stored in drums and kept under shed. Oil filters and oil contaminated wastes are stored in hazardous waste bins.

Disposal to authorized recycler/re-processor.

Biomedical Waste Management:-

Collection, segregation, safe disposal Monitoring and management.

Environmental Monitoring:-

AAQ Water (Surface, Ground water) Noise Soil Ground vibration Plantation

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:- C.S.R OMC is committed to fulfill its obligation under corporate social Responsibility (CSR). A tune of Rs. 3,35,23,487.00 for various Peripheral Development Activities for the year 2016-17 in respect of Daitari Iron Ore Mines. Infrastructure.

1. Development of road and construction of culverts to nearby villages. 2. Provision of drinking water through tube well to adjacent village. 3. Supply of drinking water to water scarcity area through water tanker in

summer. 4. Supply of solar light as Talapada, Panganal & Ragadipada village.

Recreational Facilities

1. Construction of community Centre. 2. Financial aid to different Registered Club for organizing cultural programme

with annual sports competition amongst the school children & local youth. 3. Supply of sport materials to nearby Registered Club.

Standard of Living:-

1. Financial aid to women self group (WSHG).

Education:

1. Annual grant aid to Daitari Public School. 2. Mid day meal provision to school children. 3. Supply of drinking water through pipe lines to different schools. 4. School Bus facility for school going children.

Health & hygiene:

1. Free medicine provision for local people. 2. Free Ambulance Provision for local people. 3. 24 x4 Hospital facilities with Doctors.

Drinking Water. Further in Daitari Region OMC management has approved for adoption two villages for development of villages with the following basis needs.

1. Drinking water through pipes. 2. Electricity. 3. Sanitation 4. Internal Roads/ Drain. 5. Pucca House.

Amount paid by OMC(in Lac Rs) towards peripheral development work

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12

Keonjhar 698 Sundargarh 310 Total 1008 Amount spent(in Lac Rs) on various peripheral development work undertaken directly by OMC

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12

Keonjhar 727 368 56 35 109

Jajpur 82 188 13 117 7

Sundargarh 19 312 356 11053 2

In other Districts 1736 658 1095 63 681 Chief Minister's relief fund 22000 50

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GHAT ROAD:

Masonry & Bolder Packing Check Dams

ENVIRONMENT MITIGATION MEASURES:-

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WELFARE AMENITIES AT DAITARI

FACILITIES AT DAITARI TOWNSHIP